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GAO Report Concludes Plug-in Vehicles Offer Potential Benefits, but High Costs and Limited Information Could Hinder Integration into the Federal Fleet; Recommended Actions

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The US federal government has set a goal—via Executive Order 13423—for federal agencies to use plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) as they become available at a reasonable cost. To incorporate plug-ins into the federal fleet, agencies will face challenges related to cost, availability, planning, and federal requirements.

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Ford C-MAX Hybrid EPA-rated at 47 mpg city, 47 mpg highway; plug-in Energi version offers 85 mph top electric speed

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We’ve done this with innovation—represented by nearly 500 hybrid patents—while driving costs down 30 percent so we can bring these fuel-saving vehicles to more customers. The C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid is equipped with a button that enables drivers to choose an electric-only driving mode. C-MAX Hybrid.

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Secretary of the Navy Sets Target for 50% of Total Energy Consumption from Alternative Sources by 2020; Role for Biofuels and EVs

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It will do that, Secretary Mabus said, by replacing the current fleet, as they go out of service, with a new composite fleet of flex fuel vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, and neighborhood electric vehicles. They will hold industry contractually accountable for meeting energy targets and system efficiency requirements.

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Sandia Labs and NREL leading new DOE hydrogen infrastructure project; H2FIRST

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By focusing on these aspects of the hydrogen fueling infrastructure, the effort hopes to accelerate and support the widespread deployment of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles. H 2 FIRST also will collect and distribute data supporting industry’s efforts to reduce the costs of integrated fueling systems and networks.

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EDI partners with Greenkraft for parallel-series multi-mode Class-4 CNG-PHEV truck; CEC funding

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EDI), a producer of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) and continuously variable transmission (CVT) solutions ( earlier post ), is partnering with Greenkraft , CALSTART, and the California Energy Commission (CEC) to develop a Class-4 vehicle that combines the benefits of compressed natural gas (CNG) and PHEV technology. Greenkraft truck.

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SoCal Edison white paper shares data about PEV usage and charging

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Southern California Edison (SCE) released a white paper summarizing learnings from its Electric Vehicle (EV) readiness program. Currently, SCE customers lease or own more than 12,000 plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), both battery electric (BEVs, for about 35%) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs, for about 65%)—about 10% of national EV sales.

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Fallbrook and TEAM to commercialize NuVinci CVT for low- to medium-speed vehicle by late 2015 or early 2016

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TEAM is the exclusive licensee of NuVinci CVP technology in North America and Europe for electric and gasoline light vehicle applications. Initial production units should be available by the end of 2015 or early 2016. Fallbrook and TEAM have been working since 2011 to validate the benefits of the NuVinci technology for TEAM’s products.